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independent advice to the EPA. 

Members of the public can submit 

relevant comments pertaining to the 

committee’s charge or meeting 

materials. Input from the public to the 

SAB will have the most impact if it 

provides specific scientific or technical 

information or analysis for the SAB to 

consider or if it relates to the clarity or 

accuracy of the technical information. 

Members of the public wishing to 

provide comments should follow the 

instruction below to submit comments. 

Oral statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a meeting conducted 

virtually will be limited to three 

minutes, and individuals or groups 

requesting an oral presentation at an inperson meeting will be limited to five 

minutes. Each person making an oral 

statement should consider providing 

written comments as well as their oral 

statement so that the points presented 

orally can be expanded upon in writing. 

Persons interested in providing oral 

statements should contact the DFO, in 

writing (preferably via email) at the 

contact information noted above by 

December 29, 2023, for the January 5, 

2024, meeting; by January 17, 2024, for 

the January 24–26, 2024, meeting to be 

placed on the list of registered speakers. 

Written statements: Written 

statements will be accepted throughout 

the advisory process; however, for 

timely consideration by SAB members, 

statements should be submitted to the 

DFO by December 29, 2023, for 

consideration at the January 5, 2024, 

meeting, and January 17, 2024, for 

consideration at the January 24–26, 

2024 meeting. Written statements 

should be supplied to the DFO at the 

contact information above via email. 

Submitters are requested to provide an 

unsigned version of each document 

because the SAB Staff Office does not 

publish documents with signatures on 

its websites. Members of the public 

should be aware that their personal 

contact information if included in any 

written comments, may be posted to the 

SAB website. Copyrighted material will 

not be posted without the explicit 

permission of the copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact the DFO, at 

the contact information noted above, 

preferably at least ten days before the 

meetings, to give the EPA as much time 

as possible to process your request. 

V Khanna Johnston, 

Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27828 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1034; OMB 3060–1103; FR ID 

190583] 

Information Collections Being 

Reviewed by the Federal 

Communications Commission Under 

Delegated Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before February 20, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1034. 

Title: Digital Audio Broadcasting 

Systems and their Impact on the 

Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service; 

Form 2100, Schedule 335–FM—FM 

Digital Notification; Form 2100, 

Schedule 335–AM—AM Digital 

Notification. 

Form Number: Form 2100, Schedule 

335–FM—FM Digital Notification; Form 

2100, Schedule 

335–AM—AM Digital Notification. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities and nonprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 270 respondents; 270 

responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 1 

hour-8 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 490 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $197,000. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in Sections 

154(i), 303, 310, and 553 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Needs and Uses: FM and AM 

broadcast station licensees are required 

to notify the Commission of certain 

changes in digital operations using the 

Digital Notification Forms, FCC Form 

2100, Schedules 335–FM and 335–AM 

(or any successor notification forms). 

Specifically pertaining to this 

Information Collection, in the AllDigital AM Broadcasting Report and 

Order, FCC 20–154, MB Dockets 19–311 

and 13–249, released on October 27, 

2020, the Commission revised and 

reorganized the digital notification 

requirements formally contained in 

section 73.404(e) of the rules, by 

removing paragraph 73.404(e) and 

adding new section 73.406 Notification. 

The notification requirements 

contained under 47 CFR 73.406 are as 

follows: 

Hybrid AM and FM licensees must 

electronically file a digital notification 

to the Commission in Washington, DC, 

within 10 days of commencing IBOC 

digital operation. All-digital licensees 

must file a digital notification within 10 

days of the following changes: (1) Any 

reduction in nominal power of an alldigital AM station; (2) a transition from 

enhanced to core-only operating mode; 

or (3) a reversion from all-digital to 

hybrid or analog operation. All-digital 

licensees will not be permitted to 

commence operation sooner than 30 

calendar days from public notice of 

digital notification of the following 

changes: (1) The commencement of new 


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all-digital operation; (2) an increase in 

nominal power of an all-digital AM 

station; or (2) a transition from core-only 

to enhanced operating mode. 

(a) Every digital notification must 

include the following information: 

(1) The call sign and facility 

identification number of the station; 

(2) If applicable, the date on which 

the new or modified IBOC operation 

commenced or ceased; 

(3) The name and telephone number 

of a technical representative the 

Commission can call in the event of 

interference; 

(4) A certification that the operation 

will not cause human exposure to levels 

of radio frequency radiation in excess of 

the limits specified in § 1.1310 of this 

chapter and is therefore categorically 

excluded from environmental 

processing pursuant to § 1.1306(b) of 

this chapter. Any station that cannot 

certify compliance must submit an 

environmental assessment (EA) 

pursuant to § 1.1311 of this chapter and 

may not commence IBOC operation 

until such EA is ruled upon by the 

Commission. 

(b) Each AM digital notification must 

also include the following information: 

(1) A certification that the IBOC DAB 

facilities conform to applicable nominal 

power limits and emissions mask limits; 

(2) The nominal power of the station; 

if separate analog and digital 

transmitters are used, the nominal 

power for each transmitter; 

(3) If applicable, the amount of any 

reduction in an AM station’s digital 

carriers; 

(4) For all-digital stations, the type of 

notification (all-digital notification, 

increase in nominal power, reduction in 

nominal power, transition from coreonly to enhanced, transition from 

enhanced to core-only, reversion from 

all-digital to hybrid or analog 

operation); 

(5) For all-digital stations, if a 

notification of commencement of new 

all-digital service or a nominal power 

change, whether the station is operating 

in core-only or enhanced mode; and 

(6) For all-digital stations, a 

certification that the all-digital station 

complies with all EAS requirements. 

(c) Each FM digital notification must 

also include the following information: 

(1) A certification that the IBOC DAB 

facilities conform to the HD Radio 

emissions mask limits; 

(2) FM digital effective radiated power 

used and certification that the FM 

analog effective radiated power remains 

as authorized; 

(3) If applicable, the geographic 

coordinates, elevation data, and license 

file number of the auxiliary antenna 

employed by an FM station as a separate 

digital antenna; and 

(4) If applicable, for FM systems 

employing interleaved antenna bays, a 

certification that adequate filtering and/ 

or isolation equipment has been 

installed to prevent spurious emissions 

in excess of the limits specified in 

§ 73.317. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1103. 

Title: Section 76.41 Franchise 

Application Process. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Respondents: State, local or tribal 

government, Business or other for-profit 

entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 22 respondents and 40 

responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to 

4 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirements; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 90 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements are as follows: 

47 CFR 76.41(b) requires a competitive 

franchise applicant to include the 

following information in writing in its 

franchise application, in addition to any 

information required by applicable state 

and local laws: 

(1) The applicant’s name; 

(2) The names of the applicant’s 

officers and directors; 

(3) The business address of the 

applicant; 

(4) The name and contact information 

of a designated contact for the applicant; 

(5) A description of the geographic 

area that the applicant proposes to 

serve; 

(6) The PEG channel capacity and 

capital support proposed by the 

applicant; 

(7) The term of the agreement 

proposed by the applicant; 

(8) Whether the applicant holds an 

existing authorization to access the 

public rights-of-way in the subject 

franchise service area; 

(9) The amount of the franchise fee 

the applicant offers to pay; and 

(10) Any additional information 

required by applicable state or local 

laws. 

The information collection 

requirements contained in 47 CFR 

76.41(d) states when a competitive 

franchise applicant files a franchise 

application with a franchising authority 

and the applicant has existing authority 

to access public rights-of-way in the 

geographic area that the applicant 

proposes to serve, the franchising 

authority grant or deny the application 

within 90 days of the date the 

application is received by the 

franchising authority. If a competitive 

franchise applicant does not have 

existing authority to access public 

rights-of-way in the geographic area that 

the applicant proposes to serve, the 

franchising authority must perform 

grant or deny the application within 180 

days of the date the application is 

received by the franchising authority. A 

franchising authority and a competitive 

franchise applicant may agree in writing 

to extend the 90-day or 180-day 

deadline, whichever is applicable. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27819 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0647; FR ID 190437] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before February 20, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 


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